Twins with autism: No one answer in search for cause

Drew and Skyler Russert are 16-year-old identical twin brothers who share the same blue eyes, straight hair and love for football. They also share an autism diagnosis. Recent research on twins with autism increasingly links environmental triggers for the disorder.

Autism Speaks' first Philip and Faith Geier Autism Environmental Sciences Research grant

( Autism Speaks ) The Autism Speaks Philip and Faith Geier Autism Research Grant in Environmental Sciences honors Phil Geier and his late wife, Faith. This first Geier Grant awards $449,998 over three years to epidemiologist M. Daniele Fallin, Ph.D., of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health for research on gene-environment interactions. This annual grant will be awarded to a researcher ...

Inhibiting MET signaling in glioblastoma has major therapeutic value

A recent discovery by Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) scientists enables the prediction of patient sensitivity to proposed drug therapies for glioblastoma - the most common and most aggressive malignant brain tumor in humans.

Babies' brains 'show autism risk'

It may be possible to detect autism at a much earlier age than previously thought, say researchers.

Effective Treatment of Autism through NAET

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers at the  NAET Autism Treatment Center in Buena Park, CA, hypothesized that major contributors to the development and symptoms of autism include food ...